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Like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. vietnam changed me in significant ways for the better. >> october, 1967, 30 win-year-old john mccain took off for the 23rd time on a routine bombing mission over vietnam. but then his navy sky hawk was struck in the right wing.

Mccain was given an option, he could return to the u.s. or stay in vietnam. >> he could have cycled back to the united states after the fire and never returned to vietnam, but he specifically volunteered to go back. >> it would be a fateful decision. mccain was reassigned to the uss-ariscany. the missions launched from the deck were some of the most dangerous of the war. on october 26th, 1964, over vietnam, mccain's a-4 sky hawk was hit by enemy fire. >> he was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and immediately parachuted out. he was injured upon bail-out, so both arms broken, a leg broken ...

He was given an option. he could return to the u.s. or stay in vietnam. >> he could have cycled back to the united states of the fire and never returned to vietnam but he volunteered to go back. >> it would be fateful decision. mccain was reassigned. the missions launched from the deck were the most dangerous. on his 23rd bombing mission on october 26th, 1967, mccain's sky hawk was hit by enemy fire. >> he was shot down by a service to air missile and parachuted out. he was injured upon bail out so both arms broken, a leg broken and knocked unconscious. >> 50 years to the day later, mccain ref...

>> he could have cycled back to the united states of the fire and never returned to vietnam but he volunteered to go back. >> it would be fateful decision. mccain was reassigned. the missions launched from the deck were the most dangerous. on his 23rd bombing mission on october 26th, 1967, mccain's sky hawk was hit by enemy fire. >> he was shot down by a service to air missile and parachuted out. he was injured upon bail out so both arms broken, a leg broken and knocked unconscious. >> 50 years to the day later, mccain reflected on those fateful hours. >> when you woke up this morning, did you...

He could return to the u.s. or stay in vietnam. >> he could have cycled back to the united states of the fire and never returned eed to viet but he volunteered to go back. >> it would be fateful decision. mccain was reassigned. the missions launch fed from th deck were the most dangerous. on his 23rd bombing mission on october 26th, 1967, mccain's sky hawk was hit by enemy fire. >> he was shot down by a service to air missile and parachuted out. he was injured upon bail out so both arms broken, a leg broken and knocked unconscious. >> 50 years to the day later, mccain reflected on those fatefu...